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New underground tunnels linking Rozelle to the northern beaches will cost almost $14 billion to build, according to confidential NSW Cabinet documents seen by the ABC.

A Sydney man is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and engaging in child prostitution, with police alleging he groomed the girl after making contact with hear via the online chat site Meet Me.

A Minneapolis police officer was reportedly in the passenger seat of his patrol car and fired multiple times across his partner at Australian Justine Damond, who had approached the vehicle in her pyjamas.

Many Queensland police officers feel they cannot properly investigate cases due to concerns they will be accused of improperly accessing the QPRIME database, the state's police union says.

Booming house prices and wage stagnation have been blamed for making rental affordability the worst it's ever been in Victoria, as government data shows only 0.4 per cent of one-bedroom rentals in Melbourne are classed as affordable for low-income earners.

Youth detainees have allegedly been used as "enforcers" by staff to intimidate other troublesome young people at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre, a new report finds.

New underground tunnels linking Rozelle to the northern beaches will cost almost $14 billion to build, according to confidential NSW Cabinet documents, a major blowout from the original estimates of $7.5 billion.

Suicide is so pervasive in some small Aboriginal communities that children believe they can kill themselves and come back to life, a coronial inquest into a spate of deaths hears.

When national treasure Margaret Olley died six years ago, she left behind a multi-million dollar estate dedicated to funding the arts. This year, for the first time, funding from the trust has been used for a musical work: The Sound of Art.

Health regulator AHPRA is accused of letting down society's most vulnerable, after more than 100 men were sexually abused by a predatory neurologist and 11 infants needlessly died at a Victorian hospital after complaints against rogue medical practitioners were not acted upon.

A train derailment at Lilydale in Melbourne's outer east would not have happened had proper maintenance been carried out, the public transport union says, as contract negotiations between the State Government and Metro Trains continue.

Assurances made by Tasmania's Human Services Minister over the safety of children in the care of Safe Pathways lead to accusations of her misleading Parliament.

GFG Alliance chairman Sanjeev Gupta has toured the steelworks at Whyalla, less than two weeks after the British consortium was announced as Arrium's buyer. Locals, workers and all levels of government rolled out the welcome mat for the man who's secured the future of the South Australian city.

A Kalgoorlie man fatally ran over Elijah Doughty after making a split-second decision to chase him because the teenager was riding a motorbike that had been stolen from his home the day before, the WA Supreme Court is told.

A Cape York Peninsula man jailed for life for murdering his partner with a pruning saw had previously assaulted her with an axe.

A group of farmers and business people in the Western Australian town of Wyalkatchem band together to save their local butcher shop.

The former lover of Seven West Media boss Tim Worner fires a broadside at the legal system and her former employer after being ordered to pay the media giant's legal costs for breaching a confidentiality agreement.

One of the men found guilty of an arson attack on Brierly's Cafe in Canberra's south is sentenced to three years in jail.

Esperance's CBD was put into lockdown in April and the man responsible for threatening to 'blow himself up' has just walked free

A man who threatened to "blow himself up" in Esperance in April, prompting a lockdown of the town, has walked free.

Esperance's CBD was put into lockdown in April and the man responsible for threatening to 'blow himself up' has just walked free

Esperance's CBD was put into lockdown in April and the man responsible for threatening to 'blow himself up' has just walked free

Dozens of snakes, lizards, frogs and a spider have been rescued from a car in western Queensland and two men have been charged in a statewide police crackdown on the trade of protected animals.

Geelong coach Chris Scott will coach Australia in the home international rules Test against Ireland later this year. What's more, he'll be assisted by his brother, North Melbourne coach Brad.

Woman found dead in a shower at a Melbourne buck's party was reportedly a member of the Australian Defence Force.

If the designs for the city's five new stations are accurate, your journey to work will soon become utopian.

The strength of the Australian dollar is a result of the dramatic tumble in the greenback.

The NT economy could get a much-needed boost from 3D printing, with researchers looking at ways in incorporate new technologies to develop a local manufacturing industry.

The AFL says it has not and will not consider playing any round 23 matches concurrently to avoid teams taking advantage of the close battle for finals positions, given the evenness of the 2017 season.

Todd Greenberg is adamant the drawn out Collective Bargaining Agreement talks won't hijack the NRL finals series.

The parents of a Melbourne toddler urge all airlines to stop serving peanuts after their three-year-old son suffers a potentially fatal allergic reaction as passengers are served packets of the nut on a flight.

Friends of a Sydney woman killed in the US on Saturday night say they cannot understand why someone who taught meditation and "spread love" was shot by Minneapolis police.

The uncertainty surrounding the future of the Western Force Super Rugby club has been a major distraction for players and has affected their play, according to forward Richard Hardwick.

Daryl Gibson is still refusing to blame Waratahs players for a forgettable season by shouldering all responsibility for the woes at NSW.

The firebombing of a graffiti-covered home south of Brisbane is just the latest in a series of escalating attacks on the large family living there.

It was April 2014 when Brian Cook, a candidate for the top AFL job that ultimately went to Gillon McLachlan, sold to the commission his vision for an ethical, values-driven competition, similar to the one he helped build at Geelong.

Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles broke down in tears and said she had lost everything at the end of her trial on surrogacy charges in the Cambodian capital.

Player left untreated for hours after paramedics leave oval after being threatened and intimidated.

It is not common for a black cat to be linked with good luck, but for one Queensland tomcat, it was luck, and a dose of vodka that spared one of his nine lives after he was poisoned with antifreeze.

China's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter as industrial output and consumption picked up and investment remained strong, though analysts expect slower growth over the rest of the year as policymakers seek to reduce financial risk.

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield has avoided serious damage to his foot and could still line up against Adelaide on Friday night.

Those in the spy and security community aren't for most part panicking about the creation of a super-portfolio like Britain's Home Office.

Two women complete 1,000 kilometre horse ride through Northern Territory to raise awareness for bush education.

The body established to advise Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten on indigenous recognition has rejected a push for a treaty.

Queensland Indigenous students create a series of songs and music videos to share their pride in their culture.

The man claimed to be a young woman when he went online to graphically describe the sexual abuse of girls, a court has heard.

Hawthorn have been buoyed by the news that Rising Star award favourite Ryan Burton has re-signed with the club until the end of 2020.

Police have called a halt to their investigation into human skeletal remains discovered at the building site of the new WA Museum after they were confirmed to be historical.

Mitchell Pearce's Roosters teammates believe the entire NSW squad will be privately accepting blame for the Blues' Origin III surrender, warning their No.7 will return from a brief overseas holiday with a point to prove in the finals run-in.

Former Tasmanian MP Sue Smith's sometimes lonely six months holding council meetings and debating no-one in the absence of the 10 suspended aldermen could continue.